Structural Pest Control Act - Structural Pest Control Board - State of ...

22 STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL ACT
ARTICLE 4. Issuance of Licenses
8560. (a) Licenses issued to operators, field representatives, or applicators shall be limited to
the branch or branches of pest control for which the applicant has qualified by application and
examination.
(b) For the purpose of delimiting the type and character of work authorized by the various
branch licenses, the practice of pest control is classified into the following branches:
(1) Branch 1. Fumigation. The practice relating to the control of household and wooddestroying
pests or organisms by fumigation with poisonous or lethal gases.
(2) Branch 2. General pest. The practice relating to the control of household pests, excluding
fumigation with poisonous or lethal gases.
(3) Branch 3. Termite. The practice relating to the control of wood-destroying pests or
organisms by the use of insecticides, or structural repairs and corrections, excluding fumigation
with poisonous or lethal gases.
(c) The board may issue a license for a combination of two or more branches for which an
applicant qualifies under the provisions of this chapter, and the combination license shall be
considered one license.
(d) Unless otherwise authorized by the board, all examinations shall be supplied by the
board. All examinations shall be kept for a period of one year, upon the expiration of which
these records may be destroyed on order of the board. Each applicant for license as an
operator or a field representative shall be designated by a number instead of by name, and the
identity thereof shall not be disclosed until the examinations are graded. A person shall not be
admitted to the examination room except members of the board, the examining personnel, and
the applicants.
(e) The board shall make rules and regulations for the purpose of securing fair, impartial, and
proper examinations.
(f) Licensees may be licensed in other branches upon complying with the requirements for
qualification and by examination in those other branches. A failure of the licensee to pass
examination in the other branch or branches shall not have any effect on existing licenses.
(g) The examination shall be in each of the subjects specified in the branch or branches
relating to the respective applications. A license according to the applications shall be granted to
any applicant who shall make a general average of not less than 70 percent on each of the
subjects of the branch or branches.
8561. Any individual 18 years of age or over may apply for a license as an operator.
The applicant shall possess the qualifications and be examined as hereinafter prescribed.
The applicant shall apply to the board for the issuance of an operator’s license within one year
of passing the examination.
8562. (a) To obtain an original operator’s license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an
application containing the statement that the applicant desires the issuance of an operator’s
license under the terms of this chapter.